Monthly Archives: January 2015

Ladders/Painted Canyon Hike

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Neil

In the Mecca Hills, above the town of Mecca, CA, east of the Salton Sea, is a hike  sometimes simply referred to as “the ladders”. I recently went on this hike with a couple of friends, who were visiting us, … Continue reading →

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Carey’s Castle

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Neil

Sometime in 1935, a 21 year-old Arthur Lloyd Cary arrived in the Coachella Valley along with his wife Elaine and their child.  Settling in Holtville, Cary worked at first as a vegetable truck driver.  In the late ’30’s, likely about 1938, the … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of The Old West

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Neil

It was used in the filming of The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and the Cicso Kid. Episodes of The Gene Autry Show were shot in the bowling alley. A short 4 mile drive from Yucca, CA along … Continue reading →

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